Richard Horton & a. v. David Clemens & a. (2020)
- Citation
- Richard Horton & a. v. David Clemens & a. (2020)
- Parent Document
- Richard Horton & a. v. David Clemens & a. (2020)
- Jurisdiction
- New Hampshire (state)
- Effective Date
- 2020-08-11
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Full Text
1,216 charsThe plain language of RSA 540:5, II does not support the landlords’ argument. Although RSA 540:5, II does not require a landlord to use the judicial branch forms, the statute expressly provides that “a valid demand for rent or eviction notice shall include the same information as is requested and provided on such forms.” RSA 540:5, II. The use of the word “shall” evidences that this is a mandatory requirement. Appeal of Coos County Comm’rs, 166 N.H. 379, 386 (2014) (“The general rule of statutory construction is that the word ‘may’ makes enforcement of a statute permissive and that the word ‘shall’ requires mandatory enforcement.” (quotation omitted)). Had the legislature intended the eviction notice to be legally sufficient provided that it meets the requirements of RSA 540:3, the legislature could have said so. To the extent that there is any conflict between RSA 540:3 and RSA 540:5, II, RSA 540:5, II controls because both statutes are equally specific as to eviction notices and RSA 540:5, II is the later-enacted statute. Cf. Petition of Public Serv. Co. of N.H., 130 N.H. 265, 283 (1988) (noting that the specific, more recently-enacted statute controls over the general, earlier-enacted statute).